Temporary binder



PATENTED FEB. 9, 1904.

J. R. BARRETT.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

APPLIUATION FILED un 24, 1902.

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Patented February 9, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN R. BARRETT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 751,710, dated February9, 1904.

Original application filed January 17, 1899, Serial No. 702,488. Dividedand this application filed May 24, 1902. Serial No. 108,851. (No model.)

T a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN R. BARRETT, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing' at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Temporary Binders, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to thcaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to temporary binders of the well-known Emersontype, and has for its object to provide certain improvements in suchbinders.

lt consists in an improved construction by which the binding-cord iscarried and prevented from slipping.

What I regard as new will be set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of abinder, illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is a partial cross-sectionon line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a partial longitudinal section `of oneof the side strips on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is apartialcrosssection on a line corresponding to line 2 2 of Fig. 1, illustratinga modification. Fig. is a perspective view further illustrating theconstruction shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Figs. 2 and 4,showing' another modification; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view furtherillustrating' the construction shown in Fig'. 6.

Referring to the drawings, 8 9 indicate the covers, which are connectedby the usual flexible center piece 10, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Thecovers 8 9 are provided, respectively, with side strips 11 12 in theusual way, said side strips being arranged to carry the cord and thecleats to which the ends of the'cord are secured. As illustrated inFigs. 1 and 2, one of the side strips, as 11, is provided withperforations 13 14 near its ends and with two perforations 15 16,respectively, arranged in juxtaposition near the center thereof. (SeeFigs. 1 and 3.) The perforations 15 16 are for the purpose of securingthe intermediate portion of the binding-cord 17 at the longitudinalcenter of the binder to prevent endwise movement thereof. This isaccomplished by passing' the cord 17 twice through said perforations, asillustrated in Fig. 3, forming a loop which incloses said perforations.As clearly shown in F ig. 3, the cord is passed through perforation 15,thence back through perforation 16, thence again through perforation 15,and back through perforation 16, so'

that it is looped around that part of the strip 11 which lies betweensaid perforations, thereby effectually preventing longitudinal movementthereof under any strain to which it would normally be subjected in abinder. It will be observed that one of the ends of the cord extendsfrom the perforation 15 through perforation 13 near one end of the strip11, the opposite end of the cord passing through the perforation 14 atthe opposite end of said strip.

The strip 12 is provided with cleats 18 19, arranged, respectively,opposite the perforations 13 14 of the strip 11, as shown in Fig. 1,and, as best .shown in Fig. 2, each of said cleats is provided with acentral passage 20, through which the cord 17 is adapted to pass, asshown in Fig. 2. The arrangement is such that the ends of the cord afterbeing passed downward through perforations 13 14 in the strip 12 may bepassed upward through the passages 20 in the cleats 18 19 of the strip12 to the upper side of said strip, on which said cleats are secured,and may then be belayed upon said cleats, as illustrated in Fig. 1. Asiswell'understood, the papers, magazines, or other documents are securedbetween the opposite surfaces of the strips 11 12, and the cord 17passes through the inner margins of the papers and when drawn taut andsecured to the cleats serves to bind the strips 11 12 tightly againstthe papers in the binder. As shown in Fig. 2, the strips 11 12 areflexibly secured in position, so that they may adjust themselves to thesurface of the contents of the binder. This arrangement is best securedby inclosing the strips 11 12 in a canvas covering 21, the edges ofwhich are secured to the covers 8 9. The binding-strips will thus moveindependently of the covers, and the binder may be easily and quicklyfilled or emptied.

In order to accommodate the strips 11 12l with the cord and cleats, sothat when the cov- 4o they are attached.

covers.

ers are closed they may lie iatly upon the contents of the binder, Iprovide recesses adapted to receive such strips when the covers areclosed. In Figs. 1 and 2 I have illustrated 5 one form of constructionfor this purpose.

In the construction shown in said figures the recesses are provided byreducing the thickness of the covers 8 9 along their inner margins, thereduction in thickness being on the 1o inside surface, so thatdepressions 22 23, re-

spectively, are provided which extend from top to bottom of the covers,as shown in Fig. 1. I prefer to make the covers of two thicknesses ofcardboard a b, as shown in Fig. 2,

1 5 the board a being of 'less width than the board so that by arrangingthe two boards with their outer margins coincident the depressions 22 23are provided at the inner margins. The boards a are secured together bysuitable 2o binding material.

Where it is not deemed necessary to provide recesses to accommodate thestrips 11 12 throughout their length, but only to provide recessesopposite the cleats, I may cut out suit- 2 5 able recesses in the cover,as shown in Figs. 4,

5, and 6. I/Vhere the covers are of single thickness and it is necessaryto cut entirely through or almost entirely through the covers to providerecesses of sufficient depth, I

3o provide plates 24 of suitable shape to lit into said recesses andprovided with ianges c Z e, adapted to rest upon the inner surface ofthe cover and be secured thereto, as shown in Fig. 5. 'Wlhile by thisconstruction I provide re- 3 5 cesses at the points where they are mostneedprovided by simply cutting into the inner' margins of the covers toa suitable depth, as

shown in Figs. 6 and 7. When this constructionk is employed, therecesses 25 are lined with the material 21, which incloses the strips 1112, as shown in Fig. 6.

A binder is thus provided in which the binding-strips will move out ofthe recesses when the binder is opened and lie flat in said recesseswhen the binder is closed, and the covers will always lie flatregardless of whether or not the binder is lled.

This application is filed as a division of my pending application,Serial No. 7 02,483, iled January 17, 1399.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1. In a binder, the combination with covers, of binding-strips, 11 12,one of said strips having perforations 13 14 and intermediateperforations 15 16, and a binding-cord, the intermediate `portion ofsaid cord forming a loop around that portion of the strip lying .betweensaid perforations 15 16, the ends of the cord passing through theperforations 13 14, substantially as described.

2. In a binder, the combination with covers, of binding-strips, 11 12,one or' said strips having perforations 13 14 and intermediateperforations 15 16, and a binding-cord, the intermediate portion of saidcord forming a loop around that portion of the strip lying between saidperforations 15 16, the ends of the cord passing. through theperforations 13 14, the other strip having means for securing the endsof the cord, substantially as described.

3. In a binder, the combination with covers, of binding-strips, 11 12,one of said strips having perforations 13 14 and intermediateperforations 15 16, and a binding-cord, the intermediate portion of saidcord forming a loop around that portion of the strip lying between saidperforations 15 16, the ends of the cord passing, through theperforations 13 14, the other strip having' cleats 18 19, said cleatshaving central passages 20, substantially as described.

4. In a binder, the combination with covers, of binding-strips, 11 12,one of said strips having perforations 15 16 near the center thereof, abinding-cord, the intermediate portion of said cord forming a looparound that portion of the strip lying between said perforations, andmeans near the ends of said strip for securing the ends` of the cord,substantially as described. i

JOHN R. BARRETT.

Witnesses:

J oHN L. J AcKsoN, ALBERT H. ADAMS.

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